A woman is found murdered in the trunk of her car On the evening of February 18, 1991, 44-year-old Michele Dewitt Pore, a Caucasian female, was seen by friends for the last time as she left a restaurant called Paesano in Virginia Beach, Virginia. She was known to be a dedicated worker and was heading back to her office in the 600 block of Lynnhaven Parkway, a place where she often burned the midnight oil.
Witnesses saw her get into her maroon Dodge Aries and drive off alone into the night.
The following day, a sense of unease grew among her family when Michele failed to return home. A family member reported her missing on February 19, 1991, prompting a police investigation. Tragically, the search for Michele ended in the parking lot of her own workplace. Authorities discovered her vehicle, and inside the trunk, they made the grim discovery of her body. An autopsy later confirmed that she had been strangled, and her death was officially ruled a homicide.
Despite the passage of time, the murder of Michele Dewitt Pore remains an unsolved cold case. Law enforcement has not publicly identified any suspects or made any arrests in connection with her death. The motive behind the killing is also unknown, leaving a painful void for her family and the community. Investigators have periodically appealed to the public for any information that might shed light on this decades-old mystery, hoping that someone, somewhere, holds the key to bringing her killer to justice.
